Research Training Program

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History

PROJECT SUMMARY
1991

Julie Carlton
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

William DiMichele, Ph.D.
Supervising Scientist
Department of Paleobiology

"I love the program! It offers young, upcoming students a chance to experience science firsthand."

Julie Carlton

Paleoecological Analysis of Pennsylvania Strata from Roaring Creek, Indiana.

Many techniques and methods associated with the field of Paleopalynology were learned. The material for this research project was from Roaring Creek, Indiana. General maceration techniques were used to break down a rock to obtain fossil spores and pollen. Almost all of the 28 R.C. sites were macerated. The next step was identification of spore taxa. Background work was used and combined with the palynological data and data from megafossils.

This research was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Women's Committee.